Lehmans 10th anniversary: How important has quantitative easing been to asset prices and what happens next?

Assessing central banks since Lehmans' collapse

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It is ten years since Lehman Brothers went bust, a moment that marks in popular consciousness the apogee of the Global Financial Crisis, writes Toby Nangle, global head of asset allocation at Columbia Threadneedle Investments.

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